>>14488496>Genuine question, how the fuck did this camera or its 1960s lens survive ambient temperatures of 260 degree Fahrenheit (127 C) for over 30 minutes?The same way similar cameras work to photograph astronauts during spacewalks outside the ISS. Light and electromagnetic radiation from the Sun is the same in Earth orbit as it is on the Moon. As long an item such as a camera is not left in the sunlight undisturbed for a long period of time, it doesn't heat up that much. In other words, it's not like placing the camera in an oven heated to 260 F.
This is also why the Apollo capsule was able to regulate its temperature to a comfortable level by simply rotating slowly. The sunward facing side would heat from the sun but then radiate the heat away when that side rotated into the shade. On average, the temperature at Earth's distance from the Sun is only a few degrees above freezing, and heaters are needed to maintain a temperature comfortable for humans.
On the Moon's surface, the astronauts needed insulation and cooling because the temperature of the soil gets hot under the sun. Much hotter than any desert on Earth because there is no convection from air to pool away heat from the surface.